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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1886
Page
2
The Journal notes a claim that a temperance wave named Tene is sweeping Rhode Island. Separately a Kansas State Historical Society report states 147 350 acres are planted in artificial forests in Kansas.
Despite warnings, over fifty Atchison colored people are believed to have fallen for the Oklahoma Swindle, per a victim. Robert Wilcox of Junction City reports producing a large quantity of maple sugar this spring from soft maple trees he planted fourteen years ago.
A number of projected building improvements in Omaha have been suspended or laid aside for the season due to fear of labor troubles. Mrs. Jesse Benton Fremont contributes a cheerful May Wide Awake account describing Paris visited by one hundred twenty nine American midship men.
Mr. H. M. Hoxie, first vice president of the Wabash system, is described as the son of poor Iowa parents. He is said to have worked as a hostler in a Des Moines area hotel during his early life.
The Mexican pension bill passed the house quickly and is likely to be treated similarly in the senate. The piece notes that larger pension expenditures gain more political favor among congressmen. Bevan Brown, a Washington territory governorship candidate, edited a San Francisco paper when Sumpter was fired upon, his strong southern sympathies prompting his editor’s flight to Mexico after his office was mobbed.
Twelve to fifteen Paola citizens have been supplied with natural gas for engines, business and residences. Glass works may locate in the city to use the fuel. Also noted is the extended illness of novelist Mrs. Jane G. Austin, confined for nearly two months, with a brief poem she wrote in April for Through the Year with the Poets.
The strike reveals its folly as rails hire more workers than needed to replace strikers, proving that while strikers were unhappy with their pay they were fewer than those eager to take their jobs if protection were provided.
The South Topeka city council approved a resolution to dissolve their city organization and revert to a township, aiming for annexation by Topeka. An election is expected to be called at an early date to pursue this change.
The State Editorial Association is announced to meet at Garden City on May 6 and 7 with an excursion planned to Salt Lake City. Garden City will warmly entertain the visiting press, praising local efforts to showcase western Kansas and promising a hearty welcome to the “noble knights of the quill” on the 6th.
Marion residents organized to fund Christianizing work by paying for converts. A banker pledged one dollar per convert baptized by Rev. Foote. So far fifty six dollars have been paid, matching the number of converts in the past year.
The New York Star questions the value of metro editorial squabbles over a pink vase versus rural debates on the largest pumpkin. It argues the pumpkin issue is more practical and warns against ideas of concentrated wealth tied to the vase’s fanciful price.
Washington reports that the House Committee on territories reconsidered the Oklahoma territory bill and Barnes issued an adverse report. The government’s right to the land under treaty terms was questioned and a minority report was allowed. The move likely kills the bill for the season. In Paola, a grocery store fire fed by oil was extinguished with over 200000 gallons of water used from the new city water works.
The Caldwell wagon company serves notice to annul its convict labor contract effective next January. It cites failure to secure a wage reduction amid a weak business climate. Convicts’ wage response remains unclear, but a boycott is anticipated. Also reports election wins for Democrats in St Joe and Republicans in Kansas City and other Missouri towns signaling a political shift.
Representative Funston secures inclusion in the agricultural appropriation bill for an $850,000 test on sugar making from sorghum in Kansas with Ottawa or Fort Scott as likely sites. He also inserts a clause creating a Pomologist office under the agricultural bureau with a $2,000 salary and expenses, to be filled by Vandermann of Geneva, Allen county, overseen by Commissioner Coleman. The appointment is described as a personal favor, raising questions about obstruction to passage.
The East St. Louis tragedy highlights a grave mistake by Governor Ogles for not ordering militia to protect railroad property. Responsibility for maintaining order was left to local authorities.
The article argues for strong force to quell riots and cites Gladstones Parliament speech on governing Ireland. It notes officials misusing politics, calls for fearless impartial law enforcement, and describes public reaction to the Irish crisis and empire unity. It also outlines swine disease laws, duties of hog owners, penalties, and sale restrictions.
A new legislative act governs steam traction engines used on public highways. Section 2 requires owners operators or managers to yield to oncoming horse drawn vehicles by moving to the right and stopping with steam down at a distance of 100 yards until the other party passes. The law imposes a minimum $5 fine for first offense but allows engines drawn by team to operate without compliance in certain cases.
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